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Fran’s Ceramics
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Socialist potter, stitcher, gardener, cat lover.
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It's my last event of the year tomorrow @holtmarket – forecast is for rain but hopefully folk will venture out. At least pottery is waterproof.
#blueskypotters #anglianpotters #handmadegiftsuk #hsm #loveholt
A ceramic plate whose glaze gives the effect of red bubbles with cream and blue surrounding them A ceramic bowl glazed in pink with streaks of greenish-brown. An oval ceramic plate glazed in greenish-brown rectangles on a pink background A vase with lace impression glazed in matt lime green
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Curiosities for @holtsundaymarket tomorrow

#hsm #holtsundaymarket #loveholt #anglianpotters
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Forget Black Friday - celebrate colour with a small local business instead.

#holtsundaymarket #anglianpotters #notblackfriday @holtmarket #HoltFestiveMarket #FestiveHolt
Close-up of purple glazed bowl with streaks of black and beige. Close-up of a bowl glazed in pink, brown and mustard. Close-up of a bowl glazed in pink with streaks of green.
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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I am so bad at going to bed at a sensible time - got to be up in less than 6 hours for Holt Sunday Market… but I’ve just got these coffee cups out of the kiln.

#holtsundaymarket #hsm #loveholt #anglianpotters
Four coffee cups in hot red and orange glazes
November 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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It’s Holt Market this Sunday and I’ve been playing with sticky back plastic again

@holtsundaymarket @hsm @loveholt #hsm #holtsundaymarket #loveholt
An oval plate glazed first in blue-green on the left half and then in white on the right and overlapping the blue-green to get an oil spot effect. An oval plate with white leaf shapes on a blue-green background. Same glazes as before but using wavy strips of sticky back plastic to mask the areas that end up white. As before but with the sticky back plastic cut to resemble seaweed.
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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I don’t usually remember to take photos before firing but sometimes it’s fun to see the difference.
Looking down into my kiln at glazed bowls and a mug before they’re fired. The same view after firing.
September 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Not really my colours but will try with others.
Looking down into a large ceramic bowl with multicoloured glazes all starting at the rim and meting at the bottom of the bowl
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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And another one bites the dust, as Freddie might have said. I reglazed this too many times but it’s given me ideas for others. Or kintsugi perhaps…
Ceramic plate glazed in shades of blue and maroon, which broke in the last firing.
September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Still having fun with glazes
Ceramic bowl glazed in dark brown triangles with pink stripes between them, all meeting at the centre bottom of the bowl
September 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Having a bit of glazing fun when I should be reminding myself how the vacuum cleaner works.
Small ceramic bowl glazed with shades of pink in streaks from the rim to the centre.
September 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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A few more things for Holt tomorrow. It’s a 12 hour excursion - leave home at 6am and return at 6pm. I love doing it.
A three-legged plant holder in pastel shades of mauve, blue & green A plate with glazing that looks like a petri dish with interesting fungi in shades of yellow and copper Stoneware mug glazed in pastel shades of mauve, purple & white Stoneware plate glazed with blue & purple circles, a bit like a cross-section of rock candy
September 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Looking forward to Holt Sunday Market on Sept 7. It’s only my second event this year due to some of those life events that appear from nowhere and derail plans. Anyway, I have lots of new plates, mugs & vases - here are a few of them.

#HoltSundaymarket #HSM #holt #ceramics #pottery #handmade
Purple glazed mug with green-yellow streaks Black glazed mug with patches of light and dark blue. Dark purple glazed mug with vertical streaks of light and dark blue. Turquoise glazed mug with hints of pale pink, blue and green.
September 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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If you live in Norfolk (UK) you might enjoy the monthly Holt Market on 1 June. It's my first event of the year and I'll have new designs and old favourites.

#holtmarket #holtsundaymarket #anglianpotters #handmadeceramicsuk #norfolkuk #smallbizuk #bskyceramics #bskypottery
A stoneware plate with orange speckled glaze on a background of ornamental grasses. A large stoneware platter with white glaze squiggles on a mottled green background, giving an oil-spot effect.
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 28

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Pale purple crocuses mean spring is really here.
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 27

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Thalictrum flavum glaucum - yellow meadow rue - has masses of fluffy yellow flowers on tall stems with slightly blue-green foliage.
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 26

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Orange-pink primulas grow amongst the light green leaves of a carex
February 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 25

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A very frilly rose with petals in shades of pink and peach.
February 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Feb 24

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Stems of vivid blue Salvia uliginosa in a loaf-shaped vase with several holes.
February 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Not for the first time I lost track of the days so here are yesterday’s and today’s plants - foliage not flowers this time.

Feb 22 & 23

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The Matt green leaves of this Farfugium are beautifully crinkled A turquoise damselfly rests on the grey green leaves of Artemisia.
February 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Feb 21

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A deep pink-purple double-flowered hellebore, in my back garden today.
February 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Feb 20

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Poppies in shades of pink, red and purple, with mauve-blue scabious in the distance. My front garden last summer.
February 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Feb 19

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Pink and white Akebia quinata flowers in small off-white oval bud vases
February 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Feb 18

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Fritillaria persica with spikes of dusky maroon flowers.
February 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 17

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A stem of red flowered quince in a grey teardrop-shaped vase
February 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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February needs more flowers. Post one for each February day to cheer us all up.

Feb 16

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A pink tulip with purple and white markings at the base of the petals
February 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM